to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue
establishment; settlement
business ability; business acumen
surroundings; environs; circumference
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to have an eye on; to zero in on